The Rhetoric of RHETORIC: The Quest for Effective CommunicationWiley-Blackwell| Pages: 224 | 2004-11-05 | ISBN: 1405112379 | PDF | 4 Mb
In this manifesto, distinguished critic Wayne Booth claims that communication in every corner of life can be improved if we study rhetoric closely.
* Written by Wayne Booth, author of the seminal book, The Rhetoric of Fiction (1961).
* Explores the consequences of bad rhetoric in education, in politics, and in the media.
* Investigates the possibility of reducing harmful conflict by practising a rhetoric that depends on deep listening by both sides.